Apparatus for duplicating slotted cards



Aug. 15, 1950 M. J. DRACHMAN 2,519,031

APPARATUS FOR DUPLICATING SLOTTED CARDS Filed Jan. 25, 1947 2Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V EN TOR. [Vreom J fieAcmm/v F76. v BY 1950 M. J.DRACHMAN 2,519,031

APPARATUS FOR DUPLICATING SLOTTED CARDS Filed Jan. 25, 1947 2Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Myewv J fieAcHMAN 9 I gag-W 0 m m W 477001/5 5i at ented Aug. 1 5 1 95 0- UNITED STATES earazm omen APA RATUS FORDUPLEX-PING :SLQTEED- GARDS V to "mhe MoBee Gampan y, nt/hens, Ohio; "acor- Appiication January 25, 194.7, Serial No. "724,238-

I The present invention relates to dev'iees fer slotting m'arginally'perforated cards, and is more particularly directed to mechanisms forselectifi eiy slotting Cards in accordance with the slatted areasonmaster cards.

Inna-iced "States Patent "No: 12:23:): ,662', issued toeanterd 'DiBusten irr. 'et 'al. a duplicating mann rs illustratedffor slotting themarginal area of ,a perforated: card in accordance with :a pattern '0n5ake or master card. The'pre'sent" invention has for an dbj'edt therovision of impreyed'seiecto zand c tter devices, especiall adapted foruse in the typeo'f duplicating ma.-

. chine above mentioned; insure the completenotching or vcutting of aduplicate -marginany perforatedkcardlto. the particularperforationsls'e'lected by theamaster card.

Another idbjeot of the invention resides in. an

improved inechanismifor actuating thercut'ters of almachine' iorinotc'hing a duplicate card in ac dimer-dance. with the pattern on amaster card.

Qertain types of cards have a;p1ura1'ity 0f rows of; perforaitionsalong: their marginalaareas vparallehtojthe carid edges. .For example,a. cardmay have parallel rows of-zinner and outer perfor-a-- tions, andslotting 'or note-hing ma-y be performed:

tion:;in the outer-raw, 'themumber 1 2" or ""4" may be indicated.slotting inwardly through the number 4 perforation to the number Yperforation indicates: the latter. number... By slotting. {any two ofthe four numbers fspeeificaily mentionedthey will addtogether toindicate'the 33?) 150): ,rr fanugu 7:59; ,Arfu-rther objeetsof theinvention is to provide a duplicating zcntter: mechanism capable of.selectively' hatching; a cardin a'cdordancerwith homespondin'g notcheson a master card-extending to itseuter or. inner rows of perforations,or. to stern of .SuGh rows'of perforations.-

@ne farm which the inventionmay assameis;

exemplified in the following. description and i1- lustrated byway:of-texampleinatheacebmpanying drawings, in which:

,15- 'Claim'S'; (Cl. 1 6 1- 114 r2 Fig. 1 is'a frontteTevation of partof a dupIica'ting machine "embodying the invention.

- Fig "2 rs-a transverse view threughthe 'm'ajc'h'ine showing theduplicating mechanism in side el'e Fig. "3""is a side elevation of thecutter mecha--. nism in one selected position with respect to master'andt'duplicate' cards on the machine card supports; V

Fig. '4' "is a View similar to F'i'g. f3 disclosing "the Glitter of themechanism at the of its shear! ingstroke'. f Figs. 5' and 6 are partialyi'ews similar to Eig. 3, diselos'in'g' "the selector and cutter indifferent sel'ective positions'withresp'edt to the master cardandirduplieate card.

Fig. "7' is an isometric View of the "cutter, se-l lector and driving.mechanism.

fFig. "Sis'a transverse section taken along the .Fig'..f9' is a planeView of (a master cardfla'nd'. dtip'licate 'card capahle 'oiiuse in themachine,"

Referring morepartieulariy to Figs. .1 andT2,..a. no'tdhednr perforatedefar'd duplicating machine. isdisdljdse'dwvhiich has aba'se w from whichLprh-j' je'ctdong'itudifially space'd 'ver'tical arms 'I 1.. b'a'r' 1'2:extends lengthwise of the machine 10etween the arms andfcarries aninc'iined support--. in'gpiatentorbed '13 for .a duplibate card Hgfitbfbe matched "to conform with theberforaltionSfi.

the jpl'aten 13' is slotted inwardly to form a" plurality 'ofuniiemfly'spaceddie .nec'essesil o'rnav'iti'es' 'lfilinto which mittens .917 ofthe ma-s in'g orslotting innetidns' am the lower margi'nzflf areianf thed'up'licate c'ard' M. f'I'h'e lower end Jo'f f tnepi'aten 4.3 has anupwardly projecting. rib IBagainst which the lower end of the cardifl amay rest. Thed'ieeavities Hi extend inwardly asu'f fidient extent tn,ena'hIe cards It to be notched. teen inner rcw'nf perforations we, aswell toaneuter'row of perforations r41). 1 Apairofspaced"supportirfghraekets I?!) extend" upwardly from thearms "H'and have a master card snpperting platen -20 pivotally mounted on a red21 seeured "to the braekts :and extending v lngth-tfise' o'f themachine. master card. snpperting *rii-aten or piate 2071s inclined down:weirdly-toward theiront of the machine and...'is l arse provided Withiap'iuraiity of spaced recesses or'cavities 22*a:1igned with therecesses16in 'lthe lower platen and extending "inwardly a 'suific'rent extent topermit the iingers "23 of ieeler' or seleetor devices "(described'inarm-1 belowi w enter slotted portions of a master card 25 to itsinnermost row of perforations 25a. This platen 20 is also provided withan upwardly projecting rib 23 at its forward edge against which thelower edge of the master card 25 may rest.

A cutter and feeler mechanism 21 is designed to cooperate with a mastercard 25 placed on the upper supporting plate 20 and to notch a patterncorresponding to the master card pattern on the duplicate card I iplaced upon the lower plate or platen 13. A feeler and cutter mechanism27 is provided for each of the aligned slots [6, 22 in the plates, andthey are all mounted in juxtaposition to one side of the plates I3, 20upon a common operating shaft 23 suitably supported for rotation in theside arms I l of the apparatus, the shaft projecting outwardly from onearm H where a suitable operating handle or lever 29 is secured thereto,in order to rock or rotate the shaft 28 through a predetermined angularextent.

Further details of the general machine organization is unnecessary to anunderstanding of the present invention and may be found in the Buster,Jr., et al. patent, above referred to. The present invention isparticularly concerned with the feeler and cutter mechanism 21 forselectively notching the cards. J

Each apparatus or device 21 for slotting the duplicate card I inaccordance with a corresponding slot on the mastercard 25 includes afeeler 2a which may be made of sheet metal bent into generally U-formand consisting of central spaced body portions 33 interconnected by a.web 31. Upper feeler arms 32, intermediate cutter pivoting arms 3.3 andlower arms 34 project forwardly from the body portions, the lower arms34 being rotatably mounted on the shaft 28 of the machine.

An operating armor lever 35, which may also be made of sheet metal, isbent into generally U-form and has the lower end'of its sides 36 securedto the shaft 28 by means of a key 31 positioned in opposed grooves orrecesses in both the shaft 28 and sides 33 of the operating arm. Thiskey cannot transmit motion in a card slottingdirection to the feeler 24,since the lower arms 34 of the latter are provided with arcuate r'e-;cesses 38 allowing the key 31 to move freely within end is secured tothe feeler body 30. The upperv end of the operating or driving arm 35also carries a pivot pin 35 on which a cutter or shearing blade l? isoscillatably or pivotally mounted. This cutting or shearing blade may bemade of sheet'metal, being bent intogenerally U-form, and having acutter head M extending forwardly toward the lower bed or platen i3 andalso spaced depending lower lever arms 42 extending along the exteriorof the intermediate cutter pivoting arms 33, to which they are drivablyconnected by means of a pin 43 projecting in opposite directions fromthe intermediate. feeler arms into inclined slots 34, in the cutter armsM.

The sides 35 of the cutter head are adapted to effect a notching actionon the marginal areas of a card positioned on the duplicating bed i3from one of the perforationsoutwardly toward the card edge. The propershearing action is facilitated by inclining the forwardend lla ofthecutter head and by providing an inwardly extending central-$101745through the web 41 ofcutting action. Thus the slot 46 imparts aresiliency to the forward or cutting end of the cutter so that a closerand tighter fit thereof with the slot 56 is possible than would bepossible with a solid cutter.

Each feeler 24 has a plurality of fingers 23 extending forwardly of theupper arms 32 toward the master card supporting plate 20. In thespecific embodiment disclosed in the drawings, there are three fingersor steps disclosed; a forward finger 23a, adapted to engage the mastercard stock between an outer perforation 25b and its edge 250; anintermediate finger 23b stepped backwards from the first-mentionedfinger and adapted to engage the card stock between an inner perforation25a, and an outer perforation 25b, and a rearward finger 23c adapted toengage the card stock inwardly of the inner perforation notched inwardlyof its edge. -In Figs. 3 and 4,

25a. The particular finger engageable with the card stock determines themovement of the cutter. I? with respect to the duplicate card I4.

Upon depression of the operating handle or lever 29, the shaft 28 isrocked inits supporting arms I I and the cutter and feeler mechanisms 21are all moved toward the master and duplicate card supporting platens20, I3, the motion of the operating or cutter driving arms 35 beingtransmitted to the feelers 24 through the springs 39. The operating arm35, feeler 24 and cutter parts ll of the device all move substantiallyin unison until one of the fingers 23 on eachfeeler engages the mastercard stock, which prevents further movement of the feeler 24 in adirection inwardly of the machine. Continued movement of the operatingshaft 28 and each'driving lever 35 then moves the cutter ll toward theduplicate card platen l3 and swings the cutting head 4| in an arcuatepath downwardly in a plane aligned with the die recess or cavity [6,since the pin 43, oneach intermediate feeler arm 33 acts as a fixedpivot point and causes the cutter I! to swing downwardly about thedriving arm pin 40. It is during this downward swinging movement thatthe cutter head 4| can efiect slotting of a duplicate card It, or noslotting, as the case may be, depending upon the extent to which thefeeler 23 has moved, as permitted by the master card 20.-

Figs. 3 to 6, inclusive, illustrate different operating conditions ofthe mechanism, depending upon the extent to which a master card has beenthe inaster card 25 has not been notched at all. Accordingly, duringforward motion of the shaft,

the foremost finger 23a engages the card stock between the card edge2 5cand its outer perfora- "tion 25b, which positions the feeler pin 43 at adefinite forward point, as disclosed in Fig. 3. Continued forwardmovement of the driving arm 35 then causes the foremost edge la of thecutter head 35 to swing downwardly along an arcuate path, designated bythe dotted line A, which trated in Fig. 4, wherein it is seen that thecutter completely misses the duplicate card M, and, consequently,effects nonotching therein. The lowermost position of the cutter l1andthe innermost position of the operating arm 35 are illushas beenincapable of notching the card l4. Moreover, the key 31 in the shaft 28has been unable to transmit any further forward driving motion to thefeeler 24 because of its free moveto their original positions, as shownin 5 p oteins-1 5 lathe event that the master. card has. been notched id y to an outer perforat on 25o. tbclhforward driving motion. of thecutter drivire arm 5 u s t foremost fin er 2, 01; of the ieelertoenterthe notch and Pass into the slot 22 of themaster card supporting bed .2However, the iotermediatefinger,23b comes to, rest upon the card stockbetween the inner and outer perforations 25a, .2512, which positionsthefceler 13 43v closer to the lower shear plate L3 and causes contiuuedforward movementoi the. driving arm. t o tos wing the foremostcutter-edge 4 l a alongthe arcuateipath designated .bygdotted line B-in, Fig.5., which position the duplicate card i 4 is notched inwardlyfrom it edge M0. to an .outerlperfora the M a g similarly. if a deepnotch is present in the master card to an inner perforation 25o, the;first twoiingerszli 23b can enter this "notch freely, passing into theplate cacity .22 until. the roar finger 23c comes torest against cardstockinwardly or the inner perforation 25a, which positious the feelerpin. 43 still closer to the shear plate is supporting the duplicate cardl4, and eauses the foremostxedgeoia of the cutter head to followanarcuate pathdesigmted bydotted line Gin. Eigsdunder the continueddriving; influence of the cutter drivinggarm 3'5, to notch thedupltcote. card deeply to an inner perforatioullia and makeit conform exactlywith the corresponding: notch. the master card 25.,

It is apparent that. although only the operate tionof one setof dealers,cutters it and dripinc-arrests has been described effecting notohma or acard is, the same opera-tionstakesplace all of the other sets mounted onthe driving: shait 2-8 with the fingers zsor each feel-er selecting theinward position of the pin 41% on. the inter mediate ieeler arms 33,.which position determines the arcuate path to be. followed by theforemost portion di of each cutter head. lituish accordingly possible tocheat either no hatching inward stram the edge Me of, the card, ashallow: notch to an outer perforation. 14121 or ahdeep notch toa innerperioration led, in accordance with the notched or slottedpattern alongthe margin 'material, despite the.- faet that there; might be someslight misalignment-between; the BBIfOFQJ.

tions in the duplicate card the platen die cavities Hi therebelow.

By way of exemplificationoi the inventiom let it; heassumedthat themaster card 25: has-been.

notchedinone held tothe number? and numbo-r- "Z- perforations, torepresent the number i8 3 and ingthe next. adjacent field to the;numher: 2 perforation, and. that. it. ,is' desired to. duplicate thispattern on-the duplicate card M (see; 9). The master card isxplaced-onthe upper platen 2c and the duplicate. card. on the lower platen it; Theoperating handle 29 is depressed to move all of the driving arms 35toward the cards, as well as the feelers .24 and cutters 17, motion.being impartedto the feelers through the springs 39. The foremostfingers 23a on all of the feeler arms 32, with the exception of thosealigned with number 1' and number '7 perforations 25b, 25a in the firstfield and the number- Q? perforation 25b-inthe next adjacent field willengage card stock between its edge 25c and outer perforations 25?),which will cause their cutter heads to. swing along the archaic paths Aand be incapable ofnotchingtheduplicate card .14 The intermediatefingers 2312 on the .feelers aligned with anumber :1 notch inthefirstfield and the number 2"uotchin the second field will engagemaster card stock between the inner and outer perforations 25d, 2511,since the :foremost tumors 23% could enter the associated card notchesand platenslots .22,while: the rear finger 230mm theieeler aligned withthe-deep number ."7" notch would engage card stock inwardly of the???perforation .2 5a, the foremost and intermediate fineersxztcuew enteringthe. deep. notch or slot. .Accordinsly, he num er 1 and numher .2.cutter heads-4i would be caused to swing along the dotted lines,represented by the paths B, o-.cut a shallow notch in the duplicate cardto the number 1 and number .2 perforations in theadjacent fields, while.the cutter head at aligned with the number '7 deep notch. wouldswinsalongthe dotted line path C to cut a. deep notohin the duplicatecard is representative of the number?!" in the first. field on themaster card. Itis thus apparent. that with a single stroke of theoperating handle 2-9, the. exact notched pattern, whetherembodyingnotches to only a single row of perforations or to multiple rows ofperforations, is accurately reproduced in the duplicate card.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention, it. is to beunderstood that various changes may be made in itsconstruction by thoseSkilled in the art without departing from the s irit of the invention asdefined in the ap n d claims Having, thus described my invention, what Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;

.1.. Apparatus for slotting. a duplicate card. in conformity with theslotted pattern of a master card comprising selector means cooperabiewith. said master card, cutter means for slotting said duplicate. cardand movable with respect. tosaid selector means, and driving means formoving said selector. means and cutter means, said driving moans firstmoving said cutter means to a p sition determined by stopping of saidselector means with respect to said master card and then moving said.cutter means across the plane of said duplicate card after said.selector means.

. has come to rest.

2.. Apparatus of. the character described comprisinga support for amaster card, a support for a duplicate. card, selector means. cooperablewith a card adapted to be. placed. on said master card support, cuttermeans. for slotting. a card, adapted to be placed upon said duplicatecard support; and. driving means for moving said see lector means andcutter means toward said supports, said. drivin means first moving saidoutter means. to a position determined by stopping of said selectormeans with respect to a card. on said master card support and then.'moving said cutter meansyacross the plane of said duplicate cardsupport after said selector means has come to rest.

3. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate cardin moving said selector meanstoward said .master card and for positively moving said cutter means;

across the plane of said duplicate card.

Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with the slottedpattern in a master cardcomprising aselector cooperable with said mastercard, driving means for moving said selector toward said master card, acutter mounted on said driving means for movement toward said duplicatecard, and coengaging means on said cutterhand selectorfor effectingmovement of said cutter across the plane of said duplicate card underthe influence of said driving means after said selector has come torest.

Apparatus for slottin a duplicate card in conformity with the slottedpattern of a master card comprising a selector cooperable with saidmaster card, .a driving arm, elastic means for transmitting the motionof said driving arm to said selector, a cutter mounted on said drivingarm for movement toward said duplicate card, and coengaging means onsaid cutter and selector for effecting oscillation of said cutter onsaid driving arm and across the plane of said duplicate card.

6. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in accordance with theslotted pattern of a master card comprising selector means cooperablewith said master card, cutter means for slotting'said duplicate card,and driving means for moving said selector means toward said master cardand for moving said cutter means across the plane of said duplicate cardand in a direction outwardly of an edge of said duplicate card adjacentsaid cutter means.

'7. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with-theslotted pattern of a master card comprising a selector cooperable withsaid master card, a driving arm, elastic means for transmitting themotion of said driving arm to said selectona cutter pivotally mounted onsaid driving arm for movement toward said duplicate card; and coengagingmeans on said cutter and selector for effecting swinging of said cutteron said driving arm across the plane of said duplicate card and in adirection outwardly of an edge of said duplicate card adjacent saidcutter.-

8. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with theslotted pattern of a master card comprisin a selector, a driving arm, aspring connected to said driving arm and selector, a cutter pivotallymounted on said driving arm, and a pin and slot connection between saidcutter and selector.

9. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with theslotted pattern of a master cardcomprising a selector having a pluralityof stepped fingers, a driving arm, a spring connected to said drivingarm and selector, a cutter pivotally mounted on said driving arm, and apin and slot connection between said cutter and selector.

'10. Apparatus for'slotting a duplicate card in conformity with theslotted pattern of a master card comprising a drive shaft, a selectorrotatably mounted on said drive shaft, an arm secured to said driveshaft, a spring connected to said arm and selector, a cutter pivotallymounted on said arm, and'a pin and slot connection between saidcutterand selector.

.111. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with theslotted pattern of a master card comprising a drive shaft, a selectormounted on said drive shaft and cooperable with said master card, meansfortransmitting the motion of said drive shaft to said selector, and acutter movable by said means and selector about anaxis :8 removed fromthe axis of said drive shaft across the plane of said duplicate card.

12. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with theslotted pattern of a master card havinga plurality of rows ofperforations parallel and adjacent to its edge comprising cutter meansfor slotting said duplicate card in accordance with said master card;selector means engageable with the stock of said master card between itsedge and a perforation in an outer row, betweena perforation in an outerrow and a perforation in an inner row, and with the master card stockinwardly of an inner row perforation; and driving means for moving saidselector means into engagement with said master card and said cutteracross the plane of said duplicate card in accordance withthe portion ofsaid master card stock engaged by said selector.

13. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with theslotted pattern of a master card comprising a cutter for slotting saidduplicate card in accordance with said master card; a selector havingfingers selectively engageable with said master card, and driving meansfor moving said selector fingers toward said master card and said cutteracross the plane of said duplicate card in accordance with theengagement of said master card by a selector finger.

14. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with theslotted pattern of a master card having a plurality of rows ofperforations parallel and adjacent to its edge comprising a cutter forslotting said duplicate card in accordance with said master card, aselector having a first finger engageable with the stock of said mastercard between its edge and a perforation in an outer row, a second fingerengageable with said master card stock between a perforation in an outerrow and a perforation in an inner row, and a third finger engageablewith the master card stock inwardly-of an inner row perforation, anddriving means for moving said selector fingers toward said master cardand said cutter across the plane of said duplicate card in accordancewith engagement of said master card by a selected one of said threefingers.

15. Apparatus for slotting a duplicate card in conformity with theslotted pattern of a master card having a plurality of rows ofperforations parallel and adjacent to its edgecomprising a drive shaft;a selector rotatable on said drive shaft and having first, second, andthird fingers engageable, respectively, with the stock of said mastercard between its edge and a perforation in an outer row, betweenaperforation in an' outer row and a perforation in an inner row, andinwardly of an inner row perforation; a driving arm secured to saidshaft, a cutter pivotally mounted on said driving arm, elastic meansconnecting said driving arm to said selector, and coengaging means onsaid cutter and selector for moving said cutter across the plane of saidduplicate card in accordance with the engagement of said master card byone of said fingers.

' MYRON J. DRACI-IMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,233,662 Buster Mar. 4, 1941

